The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-02

81 Canneitor branch Of the Airline was unan-
imously ratified well as the contract made
with Horace Scott 81 Co., for the building of the
road This insures the earliest possible COM
ple.ion of the Huntngburg, Tell City e. Can.
Melton road.
The vandaa Company will expend consid-
cradle sum of money in fitting up with appro-
pirate decorations the trains which are to haul
the members of the Grand Army of the Repuo-
lie to ST. Louis on the 18th of this month Inc
national committee OF the organization come
from Chicago to st. Louis over the Illinois Gen.
trail and the Vandalia
G. E. Henderson, general manager and re-
ceiver of the l., B. & W. has just returned
from a trip the Peoria division, and he re-
ports handsome improvement in the prospect
for the corn crop a result of the recent rains.
He also made a trip over the Chicago d Ohio
River road and there marked Improvement is
also noticeable within the last two weeks.
A large number of claims for damages from
fire along the line of the c., St l.. d P. road
have been presented within the last six weeks.
In each case the many will take up, line
of defense that their engines equipped with
the best spark arrester. and that they will pay
damages unless the fire catches on their
right of way and then extends to adjoining
property
The annual meeting of the National Switch
mems Association, which convenes here on the
10Th of this month, is to be one of the most i'm
portant meetings the association has ever held.
Several days will be required to revise the by
laws and constitution. Among other things. it
is proposed to make the insurance. in case OF
death, 81 900 instead of 5000. the present benefit
and in case a member is disabled for life he is
to draw like amount.
President Ingalls,, of the c., l.. St. l.. e. c.,
promises that should the business of the road
continue good for the next few months as it
has been for some months past, the shops
Will be built at indianapolis next year. He says
every time he visits Indian polls he is more i'm
pressed with the fact that it is promising city,
and he will show a willingness to help it along
by building shops here, which will be a credit to
the road and valuable acquisition to the bust
ness interests of the city.
One of the high officials of the Delaware,
Lackawana 81 Western road says that 1t was
quite a disappointment to that company that it
did not secure control Of the Nickel plate road
when sold. If they had the Lackawana company
would have built double track road from
Buffalo to Chicago, making it one of the best
roads crossing Ohio and Indiana. This company
now have double track between Buffalo and
New York city that cannot be exceled, and
claim that between those points they can make
the two hours quicker than either of their
competitors.
There is some complaint that the Pennsy1-
vania lines giving proper attention to
their South western passenger business 1t is
stated that when of their through trains
leaves New York if there but a half dozen
persons for Chicago who cannot be accomma-
dated with bertnS in the already on the
train another sleeping coach is added to accom-
madate them, while it is difficult under any
circumstances to induce this line to put an
extra coach for Indiananapolis and ST. Louis
business. On Tuesday last thirteen passengers
who were so unfortunate as to have limited tick
cts on train No. / west, were obliged to ride in a
day coach through as far as Indianapolis or St.
Louis Those who ought to understand the
situation state that were the Southwestern lines
to get the attention that the Chicago lines
der the Pennsylvania ornDany's control do, the
business could be largely increased With the
pretent arrangements passengers for st. Louis
or Kansas City as in this case, who wish to get
on at points west of New York have not the
least show